Abington man, 72, killed in Norton motorcycle crash

Norton police and firefighters responded to the area of 198 Bay Road for a report of a motor vehicle crash around 7:30 p.m., but found upon arrival that the incident actually involved a motorcyle, according to a statement from the Norton Police Department.

Several motorists had stopped to assist and were attempting to provide first aid to the motorcyclist, Paul Deluca, 72, of Abington.

A police investigation at the scene revealed that the motorcycle was traveling on Bay Road, toward Easton, when it traveled off the roadway and struck a fence, the statement said.

Deluca was transported by the Norton Fire Department to Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton where he later died.

That section of Bay Road was closed for approximately two hours during the incident.

The crash remains under investigation by Norton Police and the Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section.